It’s Time to Reconsider Bruce Springsteen’s Overlooked ‘Human Touch / Lucky Town’ LPs
Mark Saleski digs into Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Human Touch’ and ‘Lucky Town,’ twin releases with the Other Band that arrived on this date 30 years ago.
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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Pony Boy” (1992)
I never understood the vitriol folks have lobbed at this song. Showing up quite often on fan lists of Springsteen’s worst songs (the idea of a fan making a list of the an artist’s “worst” songs being a topic for another day) You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘TheRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Real Man” (1992)
Here we have the sister track to The Long Goodbye. Thematically? No, but certainly musically You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “The Long Goodbye” (1992)
Here is a example of me never getting to the lyrics. Musically, “The Long Goodbye” goes nowhere. You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Goodbye to Summer” (2020): One Track Mind
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “I Wish I Were Blind” (1992)
Haven’t we all been in this situation? I know I have. There’s a breakup and somewhere down the road you see your ex with somebody new. It can hurt, perhaps more than you were expecting. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E StreetRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Man’s Job” (1992)
If you read enough writing about Springsteen, sooner or later you’ll discover that every song he’s ever done has been thought of as his “worst” by somebody. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “All Or Nothin’ At All” (1992)
It feels weird for me to be commenting on lyrics (since I’m apparently one of the rare NotALyricsGuy™’s who also happens to be a Springsteen fan) You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’ Night Songs by Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, BruceRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Real World” (1992)
The wish to dive headlong into the future, to face whatever comes and to rise above it all: that theme presents itself in so many Springsteen tunes. Hell, the entire Born To Run album was built on that idea. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the InnocentRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Roll Of The Dice” (1992)
For a few seconds here, you might be fooled into thinking this was the E Street Band. An aggressive snap-roll of the drums, a single guitar chord, and a joyous piano figure sure did sound about right. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and theRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “With Every Wish” (1992)
Here Bruce presents a variation on “Be careful of what you wish for…,” turned sideways as “…with every wish comes a curse.” We want that job, no matter what it might do to us. We want that person, even if they’re not “the one.” You May Also Like: Reevaluating BruceRead More
